As stated here, all Appellate Division oral arguments through March 27 will be conducted telephonically rather than in person. There is no indication yet as to whether that will continue past March 27. The Supreme Court has no oral arguments ...
The Third Circuit announced today that it “is open for business and will fulfill its constitutional and statutory obligations and responsibilities.” Oral arguments will continue as scheduled, but merits panels “will determine the manner of argument.” Parties may file a ...
As announced here, the Supreme Court of the United States today advised that, “in light of public health concerns,” it is postponing oral arguments that had been scheduled for March 23-25 and March 30-April 1. “The Court will examine the ...
To start the new year, the Third Circuit announced that beginning on January 1, 2020, “docket entries listed on the Court’s docket will be numbered. All cases opened in 2020 will have consecutive numbers assigned to each entry.” Cases opened ...
The Third Circuit has scheduled the next Third Judicial Conference for May 13-15, 2020 at the Penn’s Landing Hilton in Philadelphia. As discussed here, the Court had previously announced a Spring 2020 Judicial Conference in Philadelphia, but now actual dates ...
Most Appellate Division oral arguments occur in Trenton, Newark, Morristown, and Hackensack, though in recent years, panels have been sitting regularly in places such as Jersey City, New Brunswick, and Toms River. Periodically, however, the Appellate Division goes on tour ...
This morning, the first Monday in October, the Supreme Court of the United States gets back in business. The “Guide for Counsel in Cases to be Argued Before the Supreme Court of the United States,” available here, has been revised ...
The Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States has issued a preliminary draft of amendments to various rules, including Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 3 and 42. The amendments and related information ...
The United States Senate this week confirmed Peter Phipps, who currently sits as a District Judge in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, for a seat on the Third Circuit. The vote was 56-40, with ...
In a development foreshadowed by yesterday’s issuance of the 2019-2020 General Assignment Order, the Supreme Court today published two orders dated July 8 that appoint Judges Ronald Susswein and Catherine Enright to the Appellate Division, effective as of August 1, ...